Briana, You did a really great job working your way through the documents, identifying important data a questions for further research. Now, you should begin to look for common topics/themes in the information and questions you've written. Pay close attention to your "why" and "how" questions. With this being your last week in the program, you'll need to keep the pace up. Chuck
PRIMARY SOURCES!
Research notes on Model of housing displayed on fair:
51 groups of apartment buildings will house about 12k families!
metropolitan life ensurance company, 129 acres, east bronx renamed Parkchester
Fredman h. ecker-model made 6 by 7 ft. to reproduce all of the heating,parks, garages ect.
66k windows 51 buildings & each 7 or 8 stories in height accomadate at least 12k families or 40k persons
East tremont,castle hill mcgraw ave & white plains road
named parkchester to suggest the open spaces & stuff
siwanoy held this land b4 jonas bronck did
previously named Westchester
land used to cost 6$ an acre
Board of designers was R.H. Shreve
(MAY 5 OF 1939)
Reasearch Questions on Model of Housing Displayed on fair:
1) Why was land so cheap back then?
2) Why did he make such a large model?
3) Why did the life ensurance let them build parkchester?
4) Why did that location get chosen?
5) Why did they want to stuff so many people in there?
Research notes on 97,300 doors bought:
needed for parkchester project
placed by the metropolitan life ensurance company
97,300 panel doors placed on weisburg-bair company of astoria,L.I.
getting the wood for 72k of those doors frm mengel company of louisville, kt
mengel says this order (estimates) 18 carloads of wood
& if all doors sped out end to end it'd stretch frm new york to atlantic city...tht is 120 miles
other order include tht for quenns bridge & red hook houses & castle villagE
(JULY 30 OF 1939)
Research quetions for 97,300 doors bought:
1) Why did they give most of the order to another company?
2) Why did they look to mississippi for all of this wood
3) Why didnt the use another source besides wood for all these doors/?
4) How much did all that wood cost?
5) Why did the life ensurance place that order?
Research notes on Shoe Chain Rents Bronx Store:
21 yr lease, new store, new building by Klein & Jackson inc.
nw corner of Castle hill, westchester ave,
bronx been taken by miles shoe co.
building near new parkchester
as of 11/7/39 80% complete 2 stores left unoccupied
(NOVEMBER 7 OF 1939)
Research Questions on Shoe Chain Rents Bronx Stores:
1) Why did they put so many shoe stores?
2) Why did they chose the bronx
3) Why did they make the lease for so long?
4) Did the people moving into parkchester housing complex influence them in any way?
5) Was the bronx going to be their new headquaters?
Research notes on 2 streets 110 ft wide are being built as traffic arteries for new bronx housing:
"city within a city" getting 2 highways
50 million dollar community
each highway gets its own landscaped "island"
down center to direct traffic into 2 directions
cut diagonally across 129 acre site & cross near center of property to form a central park central park
1 extends up through development in a n.e. direction & connects storrow street to lyvere av. (soon to be renamed metropolitan ave)
greenery already being set up round there 2 divide propety into 4 pieces
streets & parks set up so no cars get through *dead end's* X_X
side walks & streets will take up 24.4 acres or more than 21% of parkchesters land
51 % of tht land is taken by recreational settings
plus garages can hoold bout 2.5k vehicles
each quadrant = its own shopping mall
(NOVEMBER 17 OF 1939)
Research Question on 2 streets 110 ft being built as traffic ateries for new bronx housing:
1) Why are they using so much space for other activities & not the building?
2) Where will the houses go if they are using up so much space
3) Why did the come up with so much activitys?
4) Why are they renaming lyvere ave. to metropolitan ave.?
5) How much land does parkchester have?
Research notes for city within city fast taking form:
the buildings range in height frm 7-12 stories such covers 24.7% or 35.5 acres
landscape & recreational areas take up 66.6 acres or over 50% of the land
the streets & walkways take up 24.4 acres
"south quadrant" includes theater, main shipping center & about a dozen large apartments
$50,000,000 area 51 imposing structures ready by MARCH 1, 1940!
(NOVEMBER 12 OF 1939)
Research questions for city within city fast taking form:
1) Why are they rusting to get this building up & ready for people?
2) Where are they getting this money from?
3) Why focus on making the places look nice?
4) What is the insurance policies motives for doing all this?
5) Why did they divide the places in cordinal directional quadrants?
Research note on new housing to aid middle paying groups:
MAYOR La Guardia starts move ment for middle paying groups...private projects 1,500 to 4,000 dollars
"insurance men at parley"
rehabilitate older section as city within a city
large private housing for the middle payers pitched by mayor
wanted it to replace the slums in vicinty of the navy yard in brooklyn
wanted it modelled after parkchester only for lower incomed families
involved : mayor, superintendent louis h. pink, others
unlearned whether it was gunna be as big as parkchester
metropolitan life only insurance company tht took advantage of the law tht lets em take part in private housing so far
12.60-17 dollars a room a month =parkchester
(NOVEMBER 29 OF 1939)
Research questions on new housing to aid middle paying groups:
1) Why would he want to put this building in the slums of brooklyn?
2) Why did they decide to move forward with his idea NOW?
3) Why is the mayor becoming involved NOW?
4) Why didnt the other insurance companies become involved with house as metropolitan life did?
5) Why are the rooms so expensive?
Research notes on 67000 shades ordered:
washable type of windows for parkchester...need shades!!
said to be the largest order ever placed
150,750 yards of clothes thus can cover ground about 85 miles long
washable shades are considered essential in reducing upkeep expenses in the 12,200 apartments
very details important to ppl concerning shades
(CECEMBER 17 OF 1939)
Research questions for 67000 shades ordered:
1) Why pay so much attention to the importace of shades?
2) Why dont they py attention to that stuff anymore?
3) Why just 1 color why not different colors for different places
4) Why are they ordering this stuff...why not let people do it themselves?
5) Where did they find these curtains?
Research notes for movie theater leased:
21 yr lease for a movie theater to be functional in june of 1940
leased by Kay theaters inc. & is to be located @ 85-89 hugh grant circle, the bronx
directly opposite proposed main throughfare through parkchester
david berk & j, krumgold arraged lease as brokers & moses h. honieg as attorney for lease
(JANUARY 30 OF 1940)
Research questios for movie theater leased:
1)Why did he take out the lease for so long?
2)Why did he want the theater directly opposite?
3) Why did he want it to be functional in so short a time? ( 6 months?)
4)Why did he get it made to look as if it were state of the art?
5) Who are those people?
Research notes for more for parkchester:
100 families added to list of those who now live in parkchester in 1 day
families are now moving in (february 28 1940)
steady streams of taxis cabs & cars all around
the lobby of the building seen filled with furniture of the new tenants
(FEBRUARY 29 OF 1940)
Research questions for more for parkchester:
1) Why are they filing them in so quickly?
2) Why are the people so ready & eager to move in to the complex?
3) Why are they bringing all their furniture with them so soon?
4) Why are there people there before the opening?
5) Wasnt it supposed to be opened in march? wat are they doing there in february??
Research notes for phones held up by strike threats:
(im putting it into my words in a short 7 sweet manor cuz this story is like...WAAAAAAAY too long)
so heres the deal so parkchester be needing sum phnes so they call the phone company to give em sum phones the phone company installs a few phne but then problems arrise...
contractors aint supposed to be there while the electrician is so an argument spews & all & then metropolitan takes the cable guy to court so the phone ppl start to threaten tht they'll take away the phone service when only a few people have phones...laws such as the sherman law & anti trust act are broken & parchester finds itself without any new phones...
(MARCH 30 OF 1940)
Research questions for phones held up by strike threats:
1) Why are the people there if they shouldnt be?
2) Why did u call the phone people if the other people are still there?
3) Why did they threaten them with phone service?
4) Why did they sue them?
5) Why did they black mail them?
Research Notes on Three Banks To Serve Area:
The metropolitan life insurance company gave bronx housing development, Parkchester $50,000,000
The money will be served by three banks
The Bronx county trust company was first to open one of the branches
Opened at Hugh J. Grant Circle
National City Bank has under construction a branch office.
The office will be located at 1498 Metropolitan Ave.
Will be open November 1st
The Dollar Savings Bank of The City of New York purchased plot on 177th Street and Hugh J. Grant Circle
The location will be a modern branch office
(JULY 26 OF 1940)
Research Questions for Three Banks To Serve Area:
Why were there three banks in one area?
Why were these branches important?
Why was Parkchester so important?
What was special about Parkchester?
Why were they putting up banks at all?
Research Notes on Report Macys To Open Branch:
R.H. Macy & Co. Inc. will open a branch store in Parkchester
Store will be on Tremont and Westchester Avenues
If open will be first branch to open by Macy's
(JULY 18 OF 1940)
Research Questions foe Report Macys To Open Branch:
Why did they decline comment?
Why did they want it so close to parkchester
Did parkchesters occupational number sway them?
Why make your first store in the bronx?
Why such a long name?
Research notes for 3000 get suites at parkchester:
many have a demand of 3 roomed apartments
the majority of those coming o live in parkchester are those who are newlyweds or single...
ppl who were previously "doubling up" by staying with relatives....
36% of those ppl who live there now have automobiles
intended for families 1800-4500
only 98 2 roomed apartments
more than 3000 leased up to this date
ppl who live here...are average ppl...teachers, po-po, firemen, & such...
(JULY 8 OF 1940)
Research questions for 3000 gets suites at parkchester
1) Why make it for the middle class?
2) Why 3 roomed if there are so many couples?
3) Why didnt this idea come around sooner?
4) Why were people "doubling up"?
5) Was th bronx crowded?
Research note for Huge development ready for tenants:
apartments ready & set for ppl to move in
reports are keeping all those ppl organized in the days tht they are moving in
each is given a designated day & hour to move in
movers given instructions to day & hour to move come & a certain place to park
tenants frm around the country frm florida to tennesse
& ppl average & "everyday america"
(FEBRUARY 22 OF 1940)
Research questions for huge development ready for tenants:
1) Why do they want it so roganized?
2) Why are people coming frm another state to stay there?
3) How did they learn of the buildings in another state?
4) Why make suych an expensive building for middle class?
5) Is this there way of keeping order?
Research notes for catholic church planned in the bronx
bronx going to be built in the south eastern part of parkchester
such church will have 4 units
the church, a schhol to hold 16 classes, a rectory & a convent
this church will be able to house 23 nuns
design will reflect the italian rennaisance & will be "unique"
auditorium will be able to seat 900 (BIG CHURCH...) (RELIGION)
COST IS $600,000...sparked & introduced by francis j. spellman
wanted it to be named church of saint hellan
(MAY 3 OF 1940)
Research questions for catholic church planned in the bronx
1) Why reflect the italian renaissance?
2) Why such an importance on religion in the bronx?
3) Why a catholic school?
4) Why do they put a church in parkchester?
5) Why St. Helan?
Research notes for largest plumbing project:
12,275 apartments with 50,000 plumbing fixtures
140k brass fittings
parkchester = world largests plumbing project
over 20 carloads of metal used!
(APRIL 14 OF 1940)
research questions for largest plumbing project:
1) How can they afford such things?
2) Why was it recorded?
3) Why aren't people sprouting more communities like parkchester?
4) What are brass fittings?
5) Why is all this attention being paid now?
Research notes for bank buys plot at parkchester:
dollar savings bank will make an office building near parkchester
4 story apartments sold
29.9k over it (normal mortage rate) extension of 5 years @ a interest rate of 4 or 4.5%
on minford place
(JULY 11 OF 1940)
Research questions for bank buys plot at parkchester:
1) Why near parkchester?
2) Did all the occupants sway them?
3) Why pay more than need be?
4) Why make it so big?
5) Why extend your buisness to the bronx?
Research questions for parkchester to get 3500 car garages:
5 story garage to accomodate 3500 automobiles
ramp building corporation says lease was signed
want to increase this number to 4k
all located @ the egdes of the development
located so each tenant will be qiute close to his/her car
"unusal shape" with a ramp to each floor for cars to go in & out
size of this ranges frm 110 by 230 to 110 by 134 ft.
Large gasoline station to be located there too (lease says so!)
(AUGUST 9 1940)
Research questions for parkchester to get 3500 car garages:
1) If its for the middle class, why include so much room for cars?
2) Can the bronx middle class afford cars?
3) Why put it at the edges of the development?
4) Why make so many parks then a gas station?
5) Why make it oddly shaped?
Research notes for drug stores for parkchester:
met. life insurance company announced
lease a 5 story building in parkchester to pennsylvania drug company
1st store opening in unionport shopping center
others will follow suit in other shopping centers
lease arranged by Albert Phelps, Inc.
(AUGUST 23 OF 1940)
Research question for drug stores for parkchester:
1) Why come from pennsylvania to the bronx?
2) Why do they need a drug store?
3) Why such a big store?
4) Why are the making so many branches in there?
5) Why unionport for a first?
Research notes for fall rush is on for apartments:
nearly 5k apartments leased for apartments @ parkchester
brokers report 85% plan to keep their old suites
prices on apartments havent changed much, regardlessof parkchester
1-2 roomed apartments are the most popular now
starting to send people into other buildings
movers van will be retrieving items frm 250 families each day
staff noes who is coming on which day
east & west sides of manhatten new building attracting more tenants
rentings in the bronx are of satifactory meaning there are people renting apartments
vacancies in the bronx are being kept frm none to a minimum
(SEPTEMBER 1 OF 1940)
Research questions for fall rush is on for apartments:
1) Why do they want vacancies to a very low number?
2) Why are people renting places in the bronx?
3) Why do they letso much stuff come in?
4) How does all the staff noe whos comingon what day?
5) Why wouldnt people want to move into parkchester?
Research notes on new parish gets site:
catholic church saint helen has been built
its 200 by 275 by 240 ft.
was purchased by Elmcroft corp. & charles ambrose through john j. reynolds, broker
sold for cash, & adjoins parkchester
( SEPTEMBER 6 OF 1940)
Research questions for new parish gets site:
1)Why in cash?
2) Why didnt the preist purchase it?
3) Why did it adjoin parkchester?
4) Why did elmcroft purchase it?
5) Why did they make it the way they did?
THIS IS MY QUESTION!
Why did people move to parkchester?
THIS IS MY TQR STATEMENT!!
I am studying the parkchester housing complex being occupied because I want to prove people moved to parkchester for the availability of the stores, space in their neighborhood.
THIS IS MY THESIS STATEMENT!!!
People came to parkchester in 1940's due to the fact that the stores were nearby and their living conditions were better than they were before.
PRIMARY SOURCES!
Research notes on Model of housing displayed on fair:
51 groups of apartment buildings will house about 12k families!
metropolitan life ensurance company, 129 acres, east bronx renamed Parkchester
Fredman h. ecker-model made 6 by 7 ft. to reproduce all of the heating,parks, garages ect.
66k windows 51 buildings & each 7 or 8 stories in height accomadate at least 12k families or 40k persons
East tremont,castle hill mcgraw ave & white plains road
named parkchester to suggest the open spaces & stuff
siwanoy held this land b4 jonas bronck did
previously named Westchester
land used to cost 6$ an acre
Board of designers was R.H. Shreve
(MAY 5 OF 1939)
Reasearch Questions on Model of Housing Displayed on fair:
1) Why was land so cheap back then?
2) Why did he make such a large model?
3) Why did the life ensurance let them build parkchester?
4) Why did that location get chosen?
5) Why did they want to stuff so many people in there?
Research notes on 97,300 doors bought:
needed for parkchester project
placed by the metropolitan life ensurance company
97,300 panel doors placed on weisburg-bair company of astoria,L.I.
getting the wood for 72k of those doors frm mengel company of louisville, kt
mengel says this order (estimates) 18 carloads of wood
& if all doors sped out end to end it'd stretch frm new york to atlantic city...tht is 120 miles
other order include tht for quenns bridge & red hook houses & castle villagE
(JULY 30 OF 1939)
Research quetions for 97,300 doors bought:
1) Why did they give most of the order to another company?
2) Why did they look to mississippi for all of this wood
3) Why didnt the use another source besides wood for all these doors/?
4) How much did all that wood cost?
5) Why did the life ensurance place that order?
Research notes on Shoe Chain Rents Bronx Store:
21 yr lease, new store, new building by Klein & Jackson inc.
nw corner of Castle hill, westchester ave,
bronx been taken by miles shoe co.
building near new parkchester
as of 11/7/39 80% complete 2 stores left unoccupied
(NOVEMBER 7 OF 1939)
Research Questions on Shoe Chain Rents Bronx Stores:
1) Why did they put so many shoe stores?
2) Why did they chose the bronx
3) Why did they make the lease for so long?
4) Did the people moving into parkchester housing complex influence them in any way?
5) Was the bronx going to be their new headquaters?
Research notes on 2 streets 110 ft wide are being built as traffic arteries for new bronx housing:
"city within a city" getting 2 highways
50 million dollar community
each highway gets its own landscaped "island"
down center to direct traffic into 2 directions
cut diagonally across 129 acre site & cross near center of property to form a central park central park
1 extends up through development in a n.e. direction & connects storrow street to lyvere av. (soon to be renamed metropolitan ave)
greenery already being set up round there 2 divide propety into 4 pieces
streets & parks set up so no cars get through *dead end's* X_X
side walks & streets will take up 24.4 acres or more than 21% of parkchesters land
51 % of tht land is taken by recreational settings
plus garages can hoold bout 2.5k vehicles
each quadrant = its own shopping mall
(NOVEMBER 17 OF 1939)
Research Question on 2 streets 110 ft being built as traffic ateries for new bronx housing:
1) Why are they using so much space for other activities & not the building?
2) Where will the houses go if they are using up so much space
3) Why did the come up with so much activitys?
4) Why are they renaming lyvere ave. to metropolitan ave.?
5) How much land does parkchester have?
Research notes for city within city fast taking form:
the buildings range in height frm 7-12 stories such covers 24.7% or 35.5 acres
landscape & recreational areas take up 66.6 acres or over 50% of the land
the streets & walkways take up 24.4 acres
"south quadrant" includes theater, main shipping center & about a dozen large apartments
$50,000,000 area 51 imposing structures ready by MARCH 1, 1940!
(NOVEMBER 12 OF 1939)
Research questions for city within city fast taking form:
1) Why are they rusting to get this building up & ready for people?
2) Where are they getting this money from?
3) Why focus on making the places look nice?
4) What is the insurance policies motives for doing all this?
5) Why did they divide the places in cordinal directional quadrants?
Research note on new housing to aid middle paying groups:
MAYOR La Guardia starts move ment for middle paying groups...private projects 1,500 to 4,000 dollars
"insurance men at parley"
rehabilitate older section as city within a city
large private housing for the middle payers pitched by mayor
wanted it to replace the slums in vicinty of the navy yard in brooklyn
wanted it modelled after parkchester only for lower incomed families
involved : mayor, superintendent louis h. pink, others
unlearned whether it was gunna be as big as parkchester
metropolitan life only insurance company tht took advantage of the law tht lets em take part in private housing so far
12.60-17 dollars a room a month =parkchester
(NOVEMBER 29 OF 1939)
Research questions on new housing to aid middle paying groups:
1) Why would he want to put this building in the slums of brooklyn?
2) Why did they decide to move forward with his idea NOW?
3) Why is the mayor becoming involved NOW?
4) Why didnt the other insurance companies become involved with house as metropolitan life did?
5) Why are the rooms so expensive?
Research notes on 67000 shades ordered:
washable type of windows for parkchester...need shades!!
said to be the largest order ever placed
150,750 yards of clothes thus can cover ground about 85 miles long
washable shades are considered essential in reducing upkeep expenses in the 12,200 apartments
very details important to ppl concerning shades
(CECEMBER 17 OF 1939)
Research questions for 67000 shades ordered:
1) Why pay so much attention to the importace of shades?
2) Why dont they py attention to that stuff anymore?
3) Why just 1 color why not different colors for different places
4) Why are they ordering this stuff...why not let people do it themselves?
5) Where did they find these curtains?
Research notes for movie theater leased:
21 yr lease for a movie theater to be functional in june of 1940
leased by Kay theaters inc. & is to be located @ 85-89 hugh grant circle, the bronx
directly opposite proposed main throughfare through parkchester
david berk & j, krumgold arraged lease as brokers & moses h. honieg as attorney for lease
(JANUARY 30 OF 1940)
Research questios for movie theater leased:
1)Why did he take out the lease for so long?
2)Why did he want the theater directly opposite?
3) Why did he want it to be functional in so short a time? ( 6 months?)
4)Why did he get it made to look as if it were state of the art?
5) Who are those people?
Research notes for more for parkchester:
100 families added to list of those who now live in parkchester in 1 day
families are now moving in (february 28 1940)
steady streams of taxis cabs & cars all around
the lobby of the building seen filled with furniture of the new tenants
(FEBRUARY 29 OF 1940)
Research questions for more for parkchester:
1) Why are they filing them in so quickly?
2) Why are the people so ready & eager to move in to the complex?
3) Why are they bringing all their furniture with them so soon?
4) Why are there people there before the opening?
5) Wasnt it supposed to be opened in march? wat are they doing there in february??
Research notes for phones held up by strike threats:
(im putting it into my words in a short 7 sweet manor cuz this story is like...WAAAAAAAY too long)
so heres the deal so parkchester be needing sum phnes so they call the phone company to give em sum phones the phone company installs a few phne but then problems arrise...
contractors aint supposed to be there while the electrician is so an argument spews & all & then metropolitan takes the cable guy to court so the phone ppl start to threaten tht they'll take away the phone service when only a few people have phones...laws such as the sherman law & anti trust act are broken & parchester finds itself without any new phones...
(MARCH 30 OF 1940)
Research questions for phones held up by strike threats:
1) Why are the people there if they shouldnt be?
2) Why did u call the phone people if the other people are still there?
3) Why did they threaten them with phone service?
4) Why did they sue them?
5) Why did they black mail them?
Research Notes on Three Banks To Serve Area:
The metropolitan life insurance company gave bronx housing development, Parkchester $50,000,000
The money will be served by three banks
The Bronx county trust company was first to open one of the branches
Opened at Hugh J. Grant Circle
National City Bank has under construction a branch office.
The office will be located at 1498 Metropolitan Ave.
Will be open November 1st
The Dollar Savings Bank of The City of New York purchased plot on 177th Street and Hugh J. Grant Circle
The location will be a modern branch office
(JULY 26 OF 1940)
Research Questions for Three Banks To Serve Area:
Research Notes on Report Macys To Open Branch:
R.H. Macy & Co. Inc. will open a branch store in Parkchester
Store will be on Tremont and Westchester Avenues
If open will be first branch to open by Macy's
(JULY 18 OF 1940)
Research Questions foe Report Macys To Open Branch:
Research notes for 3000 get suites at parkchester:
many have a demand of 3 roomed apartments
the majority of those coming o live in parkchester are those who are newlyweds or single...
ppl who were previously "doubling up" by staying with relatives....
36% of those ppl who live there now have automobiles
intended for families 1800-4500
only 98 2 roomed apartments
more than 3000 leased up to this date
ppl who live here...are average ppl...teachers, po-po, firemen, & such...
(JULY 8 OF 1940)
Research questions for 3000 gets suites at parkchester
1) Why make it for the middle class?
2) Why 3 roomed if there are so many couples?
3) Why didnt this idea come around sooner?
4) Why were people "doubling up"?
5) Was th bronx crowded?
Research note for Huge development ready for tenants:
apartments ready & set for ppl to move in
reports are keeping all those ppl organized in the days tht they are moving in
each is given a designated day & hour to move in
movers given instructions to day & hour to move come & a certain place to park
tenants frm around the country frm florida to tennesse
& ppl average & "everyday america"
(FEBRUARY 22 OF 1940)
Research questions for huge development ready for tenants:
1) Why do they want it so roganized?
2) Why are people coming frm another state to stay there?
3) How did they learn of the buildings in another state?
4) Why make suych an expensive building for middle class?
5) Is this there way of keeping order?
Research notes for catholic church planned in the bronx
bronx going to be built in the south eastern part of parkchester
such church will have 4 units
the church, a schhol to hold 16 classes, a rectory & a convent
this church will be able to house 23 nuns
design will reflect the italian rennaisance & will be "unique"
auditorium will be able to seat 900 (BIG CHURCH...) (RELIGION)
COST IS $600,000...sparked & introduced by francis j. spellman
wanted it to be named church of saint hellan
(MAY 3 OF 1940)
Research questions for catholic church planned in the bronx
1) Why reflect the italian renaissance?
2) Why such an importance on religion in the bronx?
3) Why a catholic school?
4) Why do they put a church in parkchester?
5) Why St. Helan?
Research notes for largest plumbing project:
12,275 apartments with 50,000 plumbing fixtures
140k brass fittings
parkchester = world largests plumbing project
over 20 carloads of metal used!
(APRIL 14 OF 1940)
research questions for largest plumbing project:
1) How can they afford such things?
2) Why was it recorded?
3) Why aren't people sprouting more communities like parkchester?
4) What are brass fittings?
5) Why is all this attention being paid now?
Research notes for bank buys plot at parkchester:
dollar savings bank will make an office building near parkchester
4 story apartments sold
29.9k over it (normal mortage rate) extension of 5 years @ a interest rate of 4 or 4.5%
on minford place
(JULY 11 OF 1940)
Research questions for bank buys plot at parkchester:
1) Why near parkchester?
2) Did all the occupants sway them?
3) Why pay more than need be?
4) Why make it so big?
5) Why extend your buisness to the bronx?
Research questions for parkchester to get 3500 car garages:
5 story garage to accomodate 3500 automobiles
ramp building corporation says lease was signed
want to increase this number to 4k
all located @ the egdes of the development
located so each tenant will be qiute close to his/her car
"unusal shape" with a ramp to each floor for cars to go in & out
size of this ranges frm 110 by 230 to 110 by 134 ft.
Large gasoline station to be located there too (lease says so!)
(AUGUST 9 1940)
Research questions for parkchester to get 3500 car garages:
1) If its for the middle class, why include so much room for cars?
2) Can the bronx middle class afford cars?
3) Why put it at the edges of the development?
4) Why make so many parks then a gas station?
5) Why make it oddly shaped?
Research notes for drug stores for parkchester:
met. life insurance company announced
lease a 5 story building in parkchester to pennsylvania drug company
1st store opening in unionport shopping center
others will follow suit in other shopping centers
lease arranged by Albert Phelps, Inc.
(AUGUST 23 OF 1940)
Research question for drug stores for parkchester:
1) Why come from pennsylvania to the bronx?
2) Why do they need a drug store?
3) Why such a big store?
4) Why are the making so many branches in there?
5) Why unionport for a first?
Research notes for fall rush is on for apartments:
nearly 5k apartments leased for apartments @ parkchester
brokers report 85% plan to keep their old suites
prices on apartments havent changed much, regardlessof parkchester
1-2 roomed apartments are the most popular now
starting to send people into other buildings
movers van will be retrieving items frm 250 families each day
staff noes who is coming on which day
east & west sides of manhatten new building attracting more tenants
rentings in the bronx are of satifactory meaning there are people renting apartments
vacancies in the bronx are being kept frm none to a minimum
(SEPTEMBER 1 OF 1940)
Research questions for fall rush is on for apartments:
1) Why do they want vacancies to a very low number?
2) Why are people renting places in the bronx?
3) Why do they letso much stuff come in?
4) How does all the staff noe whos comingon what day?
5) Why wouldnt people want to move into parkchester?
Research notes on new parish gets site:
catholic church saint helen has been built
its 200 by 275 by 240 ft.
was purchased by Elmcroft corp. & charles ambrose through john j. reynolds, broker
sold for cash, & adjoins parkchester
( SEPTEMBER 6 OF 1940)
Research questions for new parish gets site:
1)Why in cash?
2) Why didnt the preist purchase it?
3) Why did it adjoin parkchester?
4) Why did elmcroft purchase it?
5) Why did they make it the way they did?
THIS IS MY QUESTION!
Why did people move to parkchester?
THIS IS MY TQR STATEMENT!!
I am studying the parkchester housing complex being occupied because I want to prove people moved to parkchester for the availability of the stores, space in their neighborhood.
THIS IS MY THESIS STATEMENT!!!
People came to parkchester in 1940's due to the fact that the stores were nearby and their living conditions were better than they were before.
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